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29. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Yıldız Technical University ,<br />

Istanbul, Turkey<br />

30. Turkish journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, TÜBİTAK, Ankara,<br />

Turkey.<br />

External Examiner:<br />

Acted as an external examiner for the PhD thesis titled "Optimal Passive and Active<br />

Control Mechanisms for Seismically Excited Buildings" Yoyong Arfiadi, Civil<br />

Engineering Department of University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia, April,<br />

2000<br />

Acted as an external examiner for the Master of Engineering Thesis titled “Discrete<br />

optimization of plane and space truss structures based on geometrically nonlinear<br />

analysis using genetic algorithm” by K.S. Alvani, Civil Engineering<br />

Department of University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia, May, 2002<br />

Referee for the Promotion Cases:<br />

Acted as referee for the promotion of Dr. M. Ulker from Associate Professorship to<br />

Professor at the Civil Engineering Department of University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey,<br />

May, 2000<br />

Acted as referee for the promotion case of Dr. Abdel-Kareem Al-Rawdan from<br />

Assistant Professor to Associate Professor at Mu’tah University, Jordan, December<br />

2003<br />

International Conferences Organized:<br />

Secretary of the organizing committee of The First International Conference in<br />

Civil Engineering, 11th-13th March 1989 , University of Bahrain , Bahrain<br />

Chairman of the organizing committee of The Second International Conference in<br />

Civil Engineering on Computer Applications , Research and Practice , 6th-8th<br />

April 1996 , University of Bahrain , Bahrain<br />

Consultancies:<br />

Designed a steel framed structure for a hazelnut factory (36m x 60m) in the Black Sea<br />

Region of Turkey in 1976.<br />

Carried out inspection and adjustment of projects of steel framed building of animal<br />

food factory in the Black Sea Region of Turkey in 1977.<br />

Designed and inspected the erection of a space truss (16m x 80m) for the roof of the<br />

Department of Architecture in the Black Sea Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey,<br />

1983.<br />

Designed the steel frame of Central Heating Unit (30m x 80m) of the Faculty of<br />

Medicine of Black Sea Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey , 1984<br />

Acted as a consultant in number of steel and concrete structures in Bahrain.<br />

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